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Cassidy Curtis<p>Our next San Francisco <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SIGGRAPH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SIGGRAPH</span></a> Chapter event will be a talk by the great Iñigo Quilez (of Shadertoy fame) on the art of SDFs. May 28th, 5pm Pacific. Tickets available soon!</p><p><a href="https://san-francisco.siggraph.org/2025/03/24/inigo-quilez-unlocking-creativity-with-signed-distance-fields/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">san-francisco.siggraph.org/202</span><span class="invisible">5/03/24/inigo-quilez-unlocking-creativity-with-signed-distance-fields/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SDF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SDF</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SignedDistanceField" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SignedDistanceField</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/realtime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>realtime</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/graphics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>graphics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shaders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shaders</span></a></p>
malducin<p>I guess <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SIGGRAPH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SIGGRAPH</span></a> now is only for Nvidia and Meta executives <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hotelprices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hotelprices</span></a></p>
dynamite_ready<p>If you had the choice between an IGDA membership, and a SIGGRAPH membership, which of the two would you choose?</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/SIGGRAPH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SIGGRAPH</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/IGDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IGDA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/gamedev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gamedev</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/blender3d" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blender3d</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a></p>
Alexandre B A Villares 🐍<p>"SIGGRAPH Spotlight: Episode 85 – Convergence of Art, Technology, and Nature" <a href="https://blog.siggraph.org/2025/01/siggraph-spotlight-episode-85-convergence-of-art-technology-and-nature.html/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.siggraph.org/2025/01/sigg</span><span class="invisible">raph-spotlight-episode-85-convergence-of-art-technology-and-nature.html/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://s2025.siggraph.org/program/art-gallery/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">s2025.siggraph.org/program/art</span><span class="invisible">-gallery/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://ciberlandia.pt/tags/Siggraph" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Siggraph</span></a> <a href="https://ciberlandia.pt/tags/ArtAndTechnology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArtAndTechnology</span></a></p>
malducin<p>Maybe too late, but I hope <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.acm.org/@ACM" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ACM</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SIGGRAPH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SIGGRAPH</span></a> considers moving the conference put of the US, next 4 years. You know, Toronto and Montreal have nice convention centers as well</p>
Wojciech Jarosz<p><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/ChristmasTree" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChristmasTree</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/christmas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>christmas</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/renderman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>renderman</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/UtahTeapot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UtahTeapot</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/RendermanTeapot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RendermanTeapot</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Pixar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pixar</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/PixarTeapot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PixarTeapot</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/SIGGRAPH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SIGGRAPH</span></a></p>
Wojciech Jarosz<p>Time for these guys to come out for their grand yearly show …</p><p><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/renderman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>renderman</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/UtahTeapot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UtahTeapot</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/RendermanTeapot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RendermanTeapot</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Pixar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pixar</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/PixarTeapot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PixarTeapot</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/SIGGRAPH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SIGGRAPH</span></a></p>
Doug Binks<p>"Volume Scattering Probability Guiding" (Xu et al. Proceedings of SIGGRAPH Asia 2024) looks interesting:<br><a href="https://kehanxuuu.github.io/vspg-website/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kehanxuuu.github.io/vspg-websi</span><span class="invisible">te/</span></a></p><p>Volumetric scattering is a significant expense in Avoyd's path tracer, so if I get time to look into &amp; implement this it could be very helpful.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/Rendering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rendering</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/Volume" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Volume</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/SIGGRAPH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SIGGRAPH</span></a></p>
Cassidy Curtis<p>Transformers fans, the San Francisco <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SIGGRAPH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SIGGRAPH</span></a> chapter has a treat for you! Two lead artists from ILM will be talking about their work on "Transformers One" next Wednesday, December 11, at 5pm Pacific time. </p><p>See this link for tickets:<br><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/transformers-one-more-than-meets-the-eye-tickets-1104119413889" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">eventbrite.com/e/transformers-</span><span class="invisible">one-more-than-meets-the-eye-tickets-1104119413889</span></a></p>
Khronos Group<p>Today at <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/SIGGRAPH" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SIGGRAPH</span></a> Asia, we will be conducting a BOF with <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://w3c.social/@w3c" class="u-url mention">@<span>w3c</span></a></span>, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@threejs" class="u-url mention">@<span>threejs</span></a></span>, and OpenPBR. Come and learn more about the immersive web!</p><p><a href="https://www.khronos.org/events/siggraph-asia-2024" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">khronos.org/events/siggraph-as</span><span class="invisible">ia-2024</span></a><br /><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/webgl" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>webgl</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/webgpu" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>webgpu</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/openpbr" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>openpbr</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/threejs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>threejs</span></a></p>
Tobias A. Franke<p>I am at <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/SIGGRAPH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SIGGRAPH</span></a> in Tokyo. Simply look for a representative of the Imperium of Mankind.</p>
Tobias A. Franke<p>Anyone in Tokyo for <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/SIGGRAPH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SIGGRAPH</span></a> Asia? Looking for mixers.</p>
Events for Gamers<p>The end-year events are here! Check out December's calendar: <a href="https://www.eventsforgamers.com/december-2024-game-industry-conference-and-convention-events-calendar/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">eventsforgamers.com/december-2</span><span class="invisible">024-game-industry-conference-and-convention-events-calendar/</span></a> 📅</p><p>Featured events are 🏙️ @GamesBeat Insider, @SIGGRAPHAsia, @PAX Unplugged, @WNconf, and many more <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/Conferences" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Conferences</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/Conventions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Conventions</span></a>.</p><p>Which are you attending? <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/GameDev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GameDev</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/GamesBeat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GamesBeat</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/SIGGRAPH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SIGGRAPH</span></a> 📅</p>
Starshine 🏳️‍⚧️ 🌜<p>Wow, Valve has finally released footage of the long-sought-after Sigraph 2000 'Free TVs' demo from early in Half-Life 2's development:</p><p><a href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=wU4yPEFXzo0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=wU4yPEFXzo</span><span class="invisible">0</span></a></p><p><a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/halflife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>halflife</span></a> <a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/halflife2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>halflife2</span></a> <a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/halflife2beta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>halflife2beta</span></a> <a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/valve" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>valve</span></a> <a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/valvecorp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>valvecorp</span></a> <a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/valvecorporation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>valvecorporation</span></a> <a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/siggraph" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>siggraph</span></a> <a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/siggraph2000" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>siggraph2000</span></a></p>
Andres Bravo<p>A New Video is out to Celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Half-Life 2!<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyLTh1MDeks&amp;t=0s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=dyLTh1MDek</span><span class="invisible">s&amp;t=0s</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HalfLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HalfLife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HalfLife2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HalfLife2</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SIGGRAPH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SIGGRAPH</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/E3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>E3</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/2000s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>2000s</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Archive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Archive</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Valve" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Valve</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gaming</span></a></p>
woshicado 🥑<p>I finally got around to uploading the source code of our paper, MARS, which we will be presenting at <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Siggraph" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Siggraph</span></a> Asia 2024.</p><p>You can now clone the repository on github and experience the efficiency gains of our multi-sample MIS budget allocation strategy yourself. We are looking forward to seeing you at <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/siggraphasia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>siggraphasia</span></a>!</p><p>Preprint: <a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/2410.20429" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">arxiv.org/pdf/2410.20429</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br />Github: <a href="https://github.com/woshicado/mars" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">github.com/woshicado/mars</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Steve Haroz<p>Why are <a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/hashtag/siggraph" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#siggraph</a> rooms so cold?</p>
Steve Haroz<p>At the nvidia nsight talk <a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/hashtag/siggraph" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#siggraph</a></p>
Steve Haroz<p>Great perceptual model for the tilt shift effect <a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/hashtag/siggraph" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#siggraph</a></p>
Steve Haroz<p><a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/hashtag/Siggraph" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Siggraph</a> is over, and I finally got a full night's sleep. The final session (touchy feely) was one of the best.</p>